Why Early Access?

“Early Access will allow us to gather player feedback, fine-tune gameplay balance, and further develop the combat, exploration, and permanent upgrade systems. Our goal is to make every expedition feel rewarding and ensure that player decisions truly matter.

We believe your feedback will help us create a game that players genuinely want to keep coming back to.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently plan to keep NEVERWAKE in Early Access for approximately 12 months.

However, this is only an estimate and may change depending on development progress, the scope of additional content, and community feedback. Our priority is to make sure the game is properly polished before its full release.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“For the full release, we primarily plan to expand the world of NEVERWAKE, offering greater variety in expeditions and more possibilities for players.

We aim to introduce additional areas to explore, new enemies, events, items, and more ways to develop your character and upgrade the hub.

We also plan to expand the available character classes, their unique abilities, and the systems that influence how each expedition unfolds.

Another important part of development will be improving gameplay balance, the user interface, optimization, and overall quality of life.

The final scope of the full release may evolve throughout Early Access, including changes based on community feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“NEVERWAKE is currently in active development, but its core gameplay mechanics have already been implemented.

The game features exploration across a tile-based world map, turn-based combat, character classes with unique abilities, equipment management, and a character stat system.

A hub is also available, where players can prepare for upcoming expeditions and invest the knowledge they have earned into permanent upgrades.

During exploration, time, energy, enemy encounters, and decisions about where to travel next all play an important role.

The current version provides the foundation for the intended gameplay experience. We are continuing to expand the content, improve balance, add more variety to events, and refine different parts of the interface.

As a result, players may encounter bugs, unfinished mechanics, or features that change throughout future updates.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“At the moment, we plan to keep the game's price unchanged throughout Early Access.

However, we do not rule out a price adjustment after the full release, especially if the amount of available content increases significantly.

We will inform the community in advance of any planned price changes.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Community feedback will play an important role in the development of NEVERWAKE.

We want to regularly review suggestions, bug reports, and player experiences related to exploration, combat, difficulty, and the permanent upgrade system.

We encourage players to share their ideas and feedback through Steam Discussions. We will also keep the community informed about development progress, planned changes, and new features through updates and developer posts.

While we cannot promise to implement every suggestion, we want player feedback to have a meaningful impact on the game's development.

NEVERWAKE is all about trying again and learning from each attempt. We want to approach its development in exactly the same way.”